The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-04
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Carlisle's Reelection 10 the speak.
ership Assured.
Ne Movement On tho Part Or Asy
Democrat - oppose Hin
WAshington Gossip.
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BuRsAU OF THE MKNPns APPEAL,
No. 5la THIRTEENTH STREET, WASH.
rSsroS, September 3.-Just before the
beginning Of a new session OF Con.
sress there are Usually congreqated in
Washington a number Of men all snx.
ious to be elected to the positions
under the House OF Representatives. |
This year the candidates are exceed
ingly scsrce. The election Of Mr.. Car
Isle o. Speaker seems to be ioregone |
conclu sion. Thus fay there has been |
no sign Of a movement by any other
Democrat to win support away from
him, aud the indications are that the
ex Speaker will have q walkover. The
clerkship Is at pretent held by Gen.
CLARK, CT Missouri, who has served
two terms. During the first session Of
the last Congress there was manifested
q disposition on the part Of the Mis-
souri, delegation In the House to throw
Gen. Clark overheard, because OF the
dipa,i siaction which was felt toward
hie me,hod Of distributing the patron.
age OF his cfice. This opposition
seems TO have departed, and 30 for 40
knswn there Is no candidate 70 oppose
him. OF c)urse there 10 time enough
vet inr a new candidate to appear, bat
the indications point 10 the election
Of Mr.. Ozark for another term.
Lycurgus Dalton, OF Iodisns, the post.
master, seems TO b. the most popu
lar official OF the House. He has
very little patronage at his dis.
poesl, and he seems to have been
very fortunate In distributing that lit
lie without making enemies. As re.
sult, other would 3e candidates have
left the q I'D free TO him, AND there is
not even q faint prospect that anyone
else can secure enough votes to trouble
him in the least. Sefgeant-at-Arms
Leedom, Of 0aio, has created some
dissatisfaction among the members
from his own State also, on account
Of the distribution Of patronage. 1t
was against his reelection that the
most vigorous fight was made In the
ID 'mocratic caucus at the meeting Of
the last Congress. But the opposition
was not organised, and the reeult was
that he pulled through without very
much din .ulty. Toe chief source Of
strife will be, a. usual, over the door.
keepership. This Office 10 more sought
after than any OF the others, because
OF the largo patronage which sccrues
10 the incumbent. When the Dgmo.
Gratis gained control OF the House In
the Forty eighth Congress, they elsc..
ed to this position Dick Wintersmitb,
OF Texas. He died before the eIpira.
ton Of his term. Two years ago
there was q great struggle for the
place, which was finally won by
"Sam" ID ,nelson, OF Tennessee. Don.
elson was employed In the office un'
der Wintersmitb, and his selection
Was looked upon A. following the line,
OF civil service reform. Donelson hes
m de very good official, but like al
WHO have held the place before him
he hes been unable to distribute the
placer at his disposal TO sui, every
man who voted for him. Al
q consequence, there are q numbsi
OF applicants for this place. ]
In by no means certain that Donelsor
will be reelected. Tho fact that there
are sTeN many new man In IN,
House this year-more than there
have ever been at the beginning OF ,
new Congress for great many year
renders IL problematicAl Heithinks
however. that he will be able 10 con
troll q m'j ,rity OF votes In the caucus
0le OF the strongest reasoue VIII
there may be q change In this ofiic'
Is the fact that In the present dis
tributidn the Eastern aud Northern
actions OF the couutry are entirsl!
unTepresant, d In the Offices. B.caus
all tho ca cisls are from the South ant
West the E,st and North has hE
very little patronage. Members irou
New York, especially, complain tina
thsy have not been able TO get any
thipg at all, and even the minor posi-
lions have been denied th,m. A
q cons quencp, II Ia ta,d that the Nev
York and New England memb ers hav
determined TO have one Of the place
for q man from the East. Asher Bar
net, Of New York, ut present en-
ployed In the library Of the House,
the gentleman npon whom II Is sal,
the strength Of the Northern 40,
T. vtern members will he concentrated
The delegation from B,ooklyn, ". Y
are said 10 be engineering Burnett
canvass. They expect 10 have th
support OF all the Democrats iron
Nov Eugland and New jersey, aud
number Of others from the Norther
States.
Besides Barnett, there are four othe
candidates who will oppose Donelsor
They are M,jir Hurt, OF Mlssiesipp
who 10 an enpioye OF the Posio iiic
Department and who is said TO b
very popular among the souther
members; Mr.. Nichols, customs hons
inspector at Galveston, Daniel X
Reeder. OF Pennsylvania, Q one srms
veteran, who claims strong backin
from the q. A r., a. we'll as the suT
port Of Mr.. Randall; and Col. Plat
Walker, Of Minnesota. The latter va
In the Confederate army, and fror
this fact he expects 10 draw q grts
deal Of support from Southern men
hers. Walker was the fst In Oh
hrld. lie began before Clpgrtss ad
i1urned and has been la Wzshins to
frequently daring the summer. Tn
most formidable cand dates are, hov
ever, DJnelto,, Barnett aud Hurt.
10 thought that one Of the three wi
win the prize. The fact that Donelso
has the Off % at pfeeent 10 Yer
s,rorg point In his favor. Many {
the Older members who might oppnt
him will, perhaps, be prevented iror
dolDg 60 became OF the Tact that b
has many OF their friends under hin
II they should desert before the cat
cul he could discharge those friend
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